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Screengrab via Disney Plus Yara Shahidi plays Tinker Bell in the upcoming live-action retelling of a Disney classic, Peter Pan & Wendy. The sparkling yet sassy fairy has been a beloved character in the Disney realm for decades, and Shahidi felt that breathing new life into the character was a total blessing. Fans might not initially know, however, that she did so in a realm unlike what most people experience when they go to work on a film or television set. In a recent chat with the D23 Podcast, Shahidi…

Screengrab via Disney Plus Like its titular character, Peter Pan movies never get old. Over a dozen films about the free-spirited young boy and his effervescent fairy Tinker Bell have been made in the last 100 years. Still, actress Yara Shahidi, who is set to bring the pixie-dust-sprinkling character to life in the upcoming Disney Plus original movie Peter Pan & Wendy, has a favorite.  For Shahidi, Julia Roberts’ portrayal of the character is the one that stands out to her the most. “I think she is one of…

via YouTube Fans are gearing up to return to Neverland with the release of Disney Plus’ upcoming Peter Pan and Wendy, and with new character posters released today; we know a little more about the characters we’ll soon be rooting for — and against. From Jude Law’s Captain Hook and Jim Gaffigan’s Smee to Alyssa Wapanatâhk’s Tiger Lily and Ever Anderson’s Wendy, the characters shine with magic, hope, and deceit glimmering in their eyes. Of course, you can’t talk about a shine in Peter Pan without mentioning the…

Screenshot: Apple TV+Climate change looms like a final boss that gets stronger by the day in Extrapolations, a new sci-fi limited series on Apple TV+. Written, directed, and produced by Scott Z. Burns (Contagion), Extrapolations follows a series of interconnected stories where humanity grapples with the consequences of inaction on a global scale when the sea begins to riseand the planet becomes a flaming hell-scape. And he’s brought the big acting guns including Meryl Streep, Yara Shahidi, Kit Harington, Daveed Diggs,…